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kittykels's review against another edition
3.0
Like:
- Jude, for the most part.
- Instant attraction yet slow burn romance
- Exploring what people want in life at 18 vs. 34, etc.
- A lot of the conflict doesn't seem genuine. I know this is a fictional story, but I want the characters and their flaws and their conflicts to feel genuine and organic. Unfortunately, this story reads like it's made up and sometimes a little over-the-top.
- I won't go into detail in case my own experience with mental health isn't comprehensive enough to have an opinion on this, but I felt like the mental health part of the book was written by someone who researched mental health issues without ever experiencing them. Which is fine, I don't want or expect everyone to experience mental health issues, obviously. But I experience some of the mental health issues mentioned in this book and was a little confused about how they were approached.
- This was my first age-gap romance (I think) so I made sure to keep an open mind going into this story. I think the age difference and the slippery slope of romance with an 18 year old still in high school was handled decently, but at the same time I feel like it devolved into a giant miscommunication trope. It went from interesting in the very beginning to annoying and boring by the end.
- There's spice in this book, but not a lot of it. I'm totally fine with that, but
WHY do they keep mostly hooking up while one of them is recovering from a hospital visit?!
Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
shaykay's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Abandonment
skyhazzard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Both of their backgrounds left them in a similar state of feeling abandoned and like they weren’t worth staying for so there a lot of inner turmoil that comes up throughout the book and puts a wrench into their relationship romantically.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
ellie_isreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
a_romance_a_day's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Eating disorder, Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Vomit
bbygirl21's review against another edition
4.0
I found the characters frustrating at times, but I still find them likable for the most part.
There was a conversation between Skyler's boss and Jude where I think she should've stayed out of Jude and Skyler's business and left well enough alone. It definitely would've saved a lot of trouble and doubt she caused on top of the insecurities both Jude and Skyler already had about being together. Yes I think it's good she was concerned for Skyler seeing as there is an age difference, but her timing was way off. I feel she was only hurting Skyler indirectly, not protecting her, by putting even more doubt in Lucky's head.
Skyler's parents were very frustrating perhaps even angering. They obviously didn't care much for her in the long run. While Skyler's Dad was trying in the end, I felt he had too much of an opinion on Skyler's relationship with Jude when he left Skyler in a horrible living situation and wasn't there for most of her life to have any say on what she does or who she decides to be with. But I do gotta give him credit for trying to salvage his relationship with his daughter.
I love how the author addressed mental illness with Skyler's mom's hoarding problem and Skyler's eating disorder and her anxiety and depression. As much as I didn't like Skyler's mom, her hoarding problem is a mental illness and I thought it was portrayed very well. Along with Skyler's daily struggle with her mental illnesses too. Skyler's mental illnesses weren't brushed off as you see in most books you see her struggle and do the normal back and forth that comes with recovery.
The book did have a really sweet ending though. And while I was left with quite a few questions at the end, I didn't feel like they were too important to the story that I was left unsatisfied by not having them answered.
Overall this was a very good book.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
day_dreaming_vampire's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use
katy_zeng's review against another edition
3.0
Vi mucho este libro a través de las recomendaciones de los booktubers que sigo y decidí darle una oportunidad.
Antes no me gustaba convencía mucho el cliché del age gap, pero me di cuenta de que si la química es buena, termino disfrutando igual del libro.
En este caso, empezó súper bien la historia de Skylar y de Jude, pero a mitad de libro se volvió muy repetitivo el ciclo de Jude: sus constantes inseguridades y el pasado que lo persigue, aunque es entendible que sea necesario para saber la batalla interna que tiene Jude con todas las decisiones que ha tomado, llegó un punto en el que ya quería que se decidiera de una vez y sea claro con Skylar.
Por otro lado, tenemos a Skylar, que ha pasado gran parte de su vida con varios problemas de salud y mentales debido a la situación en la que se encontraba antes de conocer a Jude. Sin embargo, luego de conocerlo, ella logra seguir adelante e ir mejorando de a poco.
Debo de decir también que por la química que tenían, a veces no se notaba la diferencia de edad que tienen, pero luego de tanto repetirlo en el mismo libro, me empezó a incomodar incluso a mí 😕 Aunque me gustó lo tierno que es Jude con Skylar *-* y amé cuando
A pesar de que el libro se volvió algo repetitivo, me gustó los temas que tocó y también cómo Jude fue un pilar fundamental para el avance de Skylar con sus problemas. Lo que si no me gustó mucho fue que
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Drug use
the_caffeinated_book_dragon's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence
andeng's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Medical content
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit